Acre Feet Of Water Rights

If land is subirrigated or supplemented by other rights or supplies the diversion rate may be less than average for the area.

Acre feet of water rights.

One acre foot equals 325 851 gallons of water and will serve two average households for a year. An acre foot is 43 560 cubic feet of water or 325 851 gallons 326 000 gallons near enough and the amount used by 1 or 2 families per year given that mining companies have bought a significant chunk of farm land with water rights that gives the companies the lion s share. But in more recent years. The increased pumping and new city wells are pulling in more brackish or salty water at the same time that there is much less water available.

The diversion amount irrigation duty ranges from 2 acre feet per acre in cool mountain meadow areas to 6 acre feet per acre in low hot southern areas of the state. An average california household uses between one half and one acre foot of water per year for indoor and outdoor use. Higher cooler valleys are generally 3 acre feet per acre and lower moderate areas 4 or 5 acre feet per acre. To put it another way an acre foot of water is enough to flood a football field 1 foot deep a football field is roughly an acre in size.

Water rights are measured in acre feet. An acre foot of water equals about 326 000 gallons or enough water to cover an acre of land 1 foot deep. Tags acre feet cubic feet per second diversions miners inches. One acre foot equals about 326 000 gallons or enough water to cover an acre of land about the size of a football field one foot deep.

To get new water service from the water authority a developer or homeowner must provide the appropriate amount of water rights to tmwa to ensure there is enough water for their project. Generally the irrigation season is described as april 1 to october 31 and or the general.